Chapter 140

“Jason, what’s up with you?” Evadne looked puzzled and surprised.

She always thought highly of Jason, but there he was looking all beat up and lost, eyes bloodshot, lips pale as a sheet, like a puppy left homeless in a downpour.

“Jason, are you here because of Elspeth?”

Ca**ius came up to Evadne, his steps steady, his eyes soft, as he wiped his handsome hands with a pristine white silk cloth.

Evadne glanced at him and saw specks of blood on the cloth.

“I’m sorry. I’m really sorry!” Jason kept apologizing, bowing deeply to them.

Just as Evadne was puzzled, Arnold gave her a buzz.

“Arnold?”

“Sis, Elspeth just left my place.”

Arnold’s voice was heavy with resignation, seemingly self–blaming as he said, “My team and I have been gathering evidence on Elspeth’s abuse of power and bribery, but she’s way ahead of us, shifting all blame to Earl. Frederic got her a really slick lawyer, Cedric Dempsey. That guy is ruthless; he knows exactly how to exploit legal loopholes. My evidence fell short, so I had to let Elspeth go.”

“It’s alright, Arnold, you’ve done your best. And we hit our target, as long as we’ve got the Westguard project under our belt. Everything else, we can take it slow.”

Evadne was calm, but those around her were all fuming as they were itching to give Elspeth a good thrashing.

Elspeth was no saint, but Evadne knew that they could take their time dealing with that woman.

J

At that point, Frederic was still head over heels for Elspeth, he would surely go all out to help her. Escalating the conflict between two big conglomerates for a single project, wasting resources, just wasn’t worth it at that time.

“Uh, Evadne, Jason already rang me up, he seemed quite upset. Comfort him a bit, this has nothing to do with him. He cares too much about your feelings, afraid that you’re upset, so he’s under a lot of stress,” Arnold sighed.

“I got it.”

picture of what had happened, her gaze at

fault. I’m ready to take all the blame,” Jason’s eyes were red as he was ashamed and couldn’t accept that his family had done such a thing.

his brother took on Elspeth’s case, he was so mad that he stormed into

while in office! The moment he retired, those people were circling us like hawks, wanted to get back at us, frame us! If it wasn’t for Chairman Emeric’s help, hiring our dad as a legal advisor for the conglomerate,

hadn’t had a fight with his brother for over twenty years, but this time, for Evadne,

a client. If it’s a case I can handle, and the terms are right, I’ll take it,

stung Jason

his whole heart, but his

couldn’t face Ms.

what are you talking

“Don’t blame yourself, and don’t pick a fight with your family over this. Elspeth

voice choked, filled

totally understand this, and I absolutely have

enough deal, then Mr. Cedric has the right to stick to his professional ethics and take on the Abernathy group’s case. If the Ashbourne group needs legal help down the line, I

lowered his

Evadne’s hand, gently stroking her palm and asking, “Evadne, what’s your next

first,

Acacia’s mother Una knows where the child is, so let’s have Una help us find our way. That way, we won’t have

slightly, then asked, “And what about

mad before

and she also inquired, “Isn’t she about to get engaged to Thaddeus? How can we make

really has lost his marbles,” Ca**ius was deeply shocked

a bat for a while now. No matter, I’ve found myself again, and I

this guy, do you recognize him? I was nearly stabbed by George the other day, but thanks to this gentleman,

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exclaimed in surprise. “Really? Then you should thank him

a mystery. The kicker is, he

curiosity piqued as she recalled the

she was a woman, she had a man’s desire for control and didn’t

closer to her, examining the

and he turned to look at Evadne in

you really don’t know

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